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Article

Importance of Dietary Sources of Iron in Infants and Toddlers: Lessons from the FITS Study

by
Kristen Finn
1,
Cheryl Callen
1,
Jatinder Bhatia
2,
Kathleen Reidy
1,
Lori J. Bechard
1 and
Ryan Carvalho
1,3,*
1
Nestlé Nutrition Global R&D, Florham Park, NJ 07932, USA
2
Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
3
Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Nutrients 2017, 9(7), 733; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9070733
Submission received: 24 May 2017 / Revised: 30 June 2017 / Accepted: 7 July 2017 / Published: 11 July 2017
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Abstract

Iron deficiency (ID) affects 13.5% of 1–2 years old children in the US and may have a negative impact on neurodevelopment and behavior. Iron-fortified infant cereal is the primary non-heme iron source among infants aged 6–11.9 months. The objective of this study was to compare iron intakes of infant cereal users with non-users. Data from the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study 2008 were used for this analysis. Based on a 24-h recall, children between the ages of 4–17.9 months were classified as ‘cereal users’ if they consumed any amount or type of infant cereal and ‘non-users’ if they did not. Infant cereal was the top source of dietary iron among infants aged 6–11.9 months. The majority of infants (74.6%) aged 6–8.9 months consumed infant cereal, but this declined to 51.5% between 9–11.9 months and 14.8% among 12–17.9 months old toddlers. Infant cereal users consumed significantly more iron than non-users across all age groups. Infants and toddlers who consume infant cereal have higher iron intakes compared to non-users. Given the high prevalence of ID, the appropriate use of infant cereals in a balanced diet should be encouraged to reduce the incidence of ID and ID anemia.
Keywords: nutrition; iron; cereal; infant; anemia; dietary intake; feeding practices; weaning nutrition; iron; cereal; infant; anemia; dietary intake; feeding practices; weaning

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Finn, K.; Callen, C.; Bhatia, J.; Reidy, K.; Bechard, L.J.; Carvalho, R. Importance of Dietary Sources of Iron in Infants and Toddlers: Lessons from the FITS Study. Nutrients 2017, 9, 733. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9070733

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Finn K, Callen C, Bhatia J, Reidy K, Bechard LJ, Carvalho R. Importance of Dietary Sources of Iron in Infants and Toddlers: Lessons from the FITS Study. Nutrients. 2017; 9(7):733. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9070733

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Finn, Kristen, Cheryl Callen, Jatinder Bhatia, Kathleen Reidy, Lori J. Bechard, and Ryan Carvalho. 2017. "Importance of Dietary Sources of Iron in Infants and Toddlers: Lessons from the FITS Study" Nutrients 9, no. 7: 733. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9070733

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Finn, K., Callen, C., Bhatia, J., Reidy, K., Bechard, L. J., & Carvalho, R. (2017). Importance of Dietary Sources of Iron in Infants and Toddlers: Lessons from the FITS Study. Nutrients, 9(7), 733. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9070733

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